1. Stab Yourself
- man called into work and said he was stabbed by three men and continued to explain the men's appearances
- he didn't just give the excuse, he actually stabbed himself repeatedly
- his wounds were potentially lethal wounds requiring stiches
- local K-9 units and five other agencies were called on the case
- No evidence pointed this to anyone but himself
- Incident took place outside a Target, to get out of his job at movie store Blockbuster
- Denver, Colorado
- man could not pay his bill at a restaurant ($23), so he faked a heart attack at the restaurant table
- did this twice in one day
- first being dropped off by a cab, couldn't pay the bill, faked heart attack and driver drove off
- man was surprised his scheme worked and tried it again after ordering a steak dinner in mall restaurant
- ambulance was called, hospital soon realized he was faking
- police charged him with fraud; if convicted: nine months in jail and fine of $10,000
- Wisconsin
- woman pulled over for drunk driving
- reverses into cop car
- flees seen and pulls car into ditch
- removes license plate and lights car on fire
- but woman doesn't think out entire plan, she remains at scene standing next to her car on fire still drinking
- 7-year old boy desperately wanted to skip church
- He excused himself and stole his dad's car
- Went on wild police chase before running into someone's house
- No one was charged
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- young boy schemed up a story to tell his parents to avoid showing them his grades
- he reported he was kidnapped at gunpoint and taken into car
- But because of his sharp skills, he was able to escape but his book bag had to remain in the car
- Parents were suspicious of his lack of details and soon the boy confessed
- Alabama
- man completely unhappy with life: paying child support to his child who refused to talk to him, no marriage, no happiness
- decided to rob a bank complete with going unmasked, writing threatening note with fingerprints on it, turned to face the camera and shrugged
- man went home to wait on cops to take him in
- man was hoping jail sentence would give him a few years to sort his life out and knew bills wouldn't be sent there
- unfortunately, his sentence was 25 years in a state prison
- his child support: less than $700; his job: personal director: $60,000/year
- man paranoid police were closing in on him after lifelong drug trading faked his death just days before his wedding
- man was on vacation with fiance when he went "missing" ocean off Florida coast and police reported he drowned
- man faked double life for 20 years: had ex-wife, fiance, and 4-year old daughter at the time
- man was later pulled over and forced to confess as his new name has no registry
- police didn't charge man with anything
- he was pulled over for not having light on license plate
- there was never any warrant, and police were never searching for him
- he assumed he was being watched by police and he was going to be in for, but they had no idea...
